Dermatological Signs of Internal Disease

Abstract

The eminent naturalist, Aldo Leopold, has written, "Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither God nor poet; one need only own a shovel." The authors of this book exhibit neither divine nor poetical inspiration, but with a metaphorical shovel they have produced a sturdy, serviceable product that should be highly useful to internists and other primary care physicians. Dermatologists will more likely turn to encyclopedic compendia, which the prime audience for this book probably would not